Missouri high school football rankings: Pair of top-three teams to meet Friday

Staley and Kearney made deep postseason runs in their respective classes last fall, and each appears poised for another.

Staley (7-0) remains unbeaten through seven weeks, and it has held steady as the No. 2-ranked team in Missouri Class 5. Kearney (6-1) has reeled off six straight victories since a season-opening loss, climbing to No. 3 in Class 4.

The highly ranked teams are slated to meet Friday at Staley, the penultimate week of the regular season.

As for the state rankings, the 15-member media panel includes Sam McDowell, The Kansas City Star; Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Jim Powers, High School Sports Caravan; Cameron Teague, The Columbia Tribune; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Mike Scott, Ozone Sports; Harrison Keegan, The Springfield News-Leader; Tim Leible, The Rolla Daily News; Thomas Huitt-Johnson, The St. Joseph News-Press; J.B Connoley, KRES radio; Chris Pobst, Sikeston Standard-Democrat; Matt King, The Daily Journal; Jason Peake, The Joplin Globe; and Josh Mlot, Southeast Missourian.

Here are the polls. First-place votes are in parenthesis.

CLASS 6

1. CBC (14), 6-1

2. Eureka (1), 7-0

3. Blue Springs, 5-2

4. Lee’s Summit West, 6-1

5. Kirkwood, 5-1

6. Park Hill, 5-2

7. Lindbergh, 7-0

8. Rockhurst, 5-2

9. Hazelwood Central, 6-1

10. Rock Bridge, 6-1

Also receiving votes: Ritenour (6-1), Francis Howell (5-2)

CLASS 5

1. Vianney (15), 7-0

2. Staley, 7-0

3. Fort Zumwalt North, 7-0

4. Battle, 5-2

5. Liberty, 6-1

6. Fort Osage, 5-2

7. Poplar Bluff, 7-0

8. Pattonville, 3-3

9. Sedalia Smith-Cotton, 7-0

10. Webster Groves, 3-2

Also receiving votes: Carthage (4-3), Chaminade (3-3), William Chrisman (5-2)

CLASS 4

1. Webb City (15), 7-0

2. Carl Junction, 6-1

3. Kearney, 6-1

4. Platte County, 6-1

5. Parkway Central, 6-1

6. Ladue, 5-2

7. Parkway North, 4-3

8. Smithville, 7-0

9. Camdenton, 6-1

10. St. Francis Borgia, 7-0

Also receiving votes: MICDS (5-2), St. Mary’s (6-1), Hannibal (4-3)

CLASS 3

1. McCluer South-Berkeley (14), 5-0

2. Blair Oaks (1), 7-0

3. Park Hills Central, 7-0

4. Seneca, 7-0

5. Chillicothe, 6-1

6. Center, 6-1

7. Eldon, 6-1

8. Maryville, 5-2

9. Hogan Prep Academy, 7-0

10. Springfield Catholic, 6-1

Also receiving votes: Mexico (5-2), Mt. Vernon (5-2)

CLASS 2

1. Lamar (13), 6-0

2. Trinity (2), 6-0

3. Lutheran North, 7-0

4. Ava, 7-0

5. Lexington, 7-0

6. Cardinal Ritter, 6-1

7. North Callaway, 6-1

8. Palmyra, 6-1

9. Lafayette County, 7-0

10. South Callaway, 6-1

Also receiving votes: Brentwood (5-1), Malden (6-1), Lathrop (6-1), Centralia (5-2)

CLASS 1

1. Monroe City (12), 7-0

2. Marceline (1), 7-0

3. Valle Catholic (2), 6-1

4. Hamilton-Penney, 6-1

5. Lincoln, 7-0

6. Pierce City, 7-0

7. Hayti, 6-1

8. Fayette, 5-1

9. Princeton, 7-0

10. Sarcoxie, 7-0

Also receiving votes: Thayer (5-2), Westran (6-1)

This story was originally published October 5, 2017 at 1:36 PM with the headline "Missouri high school football rankings: Pair of top-three teams to meet Friday."